Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2015
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2 20 20
Osprey 4 109 113
Bald Eagle 4 48 48
Northern Harrier 16 362 367
Sharp-shinned Hawk 173 3759 3767
Cooper's Hawk 0 42 42
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12907 12907
Red-tailed Hawk 0 34 34
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 23 1481 1490
Merlin 3 51 51
Peregrine Falcon 1 28 28
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 226 18842 18868
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Ches Caister, Don Campbell
Observers: Clive Hodder, Don Campbell, Don Taylor, Keith Sealy
Visitors:
Some visitors today with great eyesight... Gavin from London, Alan from
Ancaster, Michael and Sandra from Cambridge, Bouwe and Karen Bergsma from
St Catherines. Many thanks to them and to several regular volunteers who
were out to do the count...Ches, Jim, Clive, Don T., Don C., Keith S.
Weather:
Winds started light from the NW then swung through NE, ENE, ESE and finally
SE. Temp got to a high of 22C under a mix of sun and clouds.
Raptor Observations:
A total of 226 raptors were tallied for the day with mostly Sharpies (173),
Bald Eagles (4), N. Harriers (16) and for the falcons, Kestrels (23),
Merlin (3) and a single Peregrine. Well, another beauty day to be out and
about but not the kind of weather to encourage many raptors to move.
The day started with birds extremely high and a flight path mainly to the
north. As the morning wore on the flight got even higher and farther
north.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors: Parula and Tennessee warblers, RB woodpecker, N. flicker, DC
Cormorants, Cedar Waxwings and 50 Monarchs sighted passing the hawkwatch
today.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown ([email protected])
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm
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